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package com.thebitstream.comserver.stream.util;

import java.util.HashMap;
import java.util.Map;

/**
 * @author Andy Shaules
 * @version 1.0
 */
public class TimeStampGenrator {

	private static Map<Object,Object> times=new HashMap<Object,Object>();
	public static int getTime(Object caller)
	{
		if(times.get(caller)==null){
			startTimer(caller);
		}
		long now= System.currentTimeMillis();
		return (int) ( now- Long.valueOf(times.get(caller).toString()));
	}
	public static long startTimer(Object caller){
		long now=System.currentTimeMillis();
		times.put(caller, now);
		return now;
	}
	public static void stopTimer(Object caller){
		times.remove(caller);
	}
	public static boolean hasTime(Object object)
	{
		return times.containsValue(object);
	}
	
}
